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Shanghai believes in bright idea to save energy

SHANGHAI plans to apply more lighting semi-conductors to reduce energy consumption from everything including plasma TVs to crop planting, city officials said today.

The plan is based on light-emitting dioxide, or LED, officials of the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission said.

"We are trying LED to improve people's lives in many ways," Guo Yansheng, director of the commission's high-tech production department, said during a Shanghai international LED industry exhibition today. ... 閱讀全文

Chinese suppliers: LED market to grow

The market for light-emitting diodes is set to grow significantly throughout the year despite an economic downturn, according to Chinese suppliers.

A survey of LED light fixture suppliers carried out by Global Sources revealed that 81 per cent believed that exports would grow at ten per cent or more over the coming year.

Some 67 per cent even predicted expert sales to be even higher, with expectations reaching 20 per cent or more.

The main driver for the export growth was cited as a growing range of LED-based lighting applications. ... 閱讀全文

Lightscape Technologies Forms Strategic Partnership With Major Advertising Agency

Lightscape Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LTSC), an operator of outdoor LED billboards and provider of LED solutions, today announced that it has signed an agreement with a unit of Ogilvy & Mather Group, a leading global advertising agency, in order to secure advertising contracts for Lightscape's growing LED media network in China and Hong Kong. ... 閱讀全文

2008 Q1 LED NB Price and Product Analysis

LED and CCFL NB have a price gap of 50%, but such gap is expected to narrow soon.

LEDinside recently has gathered further information about NB with LED backlight on the market. Until February 2008, prices of LED NB range from US$2,100 to US$3,100, while CCFL NB equipped with similar hardware cost $1,280 to $2,000. CCFL NB and LED NB have a price gap of at least 50% (indicated in Figure 1), says LEDinside. Although with advantages in weights, sizes and energy consumption, it is still quite costly to have an environmental, energy-saving and light LED NB. ... 閱讀全文

Qiao Xing Mobile's CECT Subsidiary Releases New C3100 LED Flashlight Mobile Handset

On January 18, Qiao Xing Mobile Communication Co., Ltd announced the launch of its new C3100 handset model that targets the low-end and rural markets with a bright LED flashlight and long standby time. The retail price of RMB499 is expected to make the handset attainable to a wide variety of consumers.

The C3100 has the following features:

LED Flashlight–The C3100 offers a bright flashlight powered by six light-emitting diodes (LED)

Long standby time –The handset can run for over 25 days in standby mode without a recharge ... 閱讀全文

2007 LED Market Review: Auto Lights, Backlights and Special Lighting

With industry restructuring and energy-saving awareness, LED applications have extended to handset backlights, auto lighting, notebooks, LCD TV and even indoor lighting. However, several challenges remain. LED for notebooks are still waiting for technical breakthroughs, and only first-rate manufacturers have the capability to produce LCD TV with LED backlights. Affected by budget cell phone program inventory, LED market in 2006 was mediocre, and the legacy has lasted to 2007. ... 閱讀全文

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